The Healing Power of Yoga : For Health, Well-being and Inner Peace/Julie Friedeberger. Reprint. Delhi, New Age Books, 2006, xiv, 138 p., (pbk). ISBN 81-7822-181-0.

    Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. About Yoga. 2. Yoga and healing. 3. The breathing process. 4. Simple breathing exercises for health, energy and tranquillity. 5. Simple movements for clearing toxins an raising energy levels. 6. Relaxation for release of tension, relief of stress and healing. 7. Meditation for detachment and clarity. Afterword. Further reading. Index. 

    "This is a book about Yoga, a holistic system for creating and sustaining balance and harmony on all the levels of our being: body, mind, emotions and spirit. It's about Yoga's boundless potential for healing, for bringing, about beneficial change on all these levels.

    The book, draws on the authors experience of Yoga, and on his work with others who are dealing with life-changing illness, to explore how the Yoga practices of body movement, breathing, relaxation and meditation contribute to healing. The simple yet powerful techniques he described can be practised by everyone, for inner strength and inner peace."  

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